Western Slaty-Antshrike
Western Slaty-AntshrikeWestern Slaty-AntshrikeWestern Slaty-AntshrikeWestern Slaty-Antshrike

Western Slaty-Antshrike

Thamnophilus atrinucha

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Soberanía National Park
5,004 Verified records at Soberanía National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-crowned antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in every Central American country except El Salvador and in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Western Slaty-Antshrike sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 5,004 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

Barred Antshrike
LC

Barred Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus doliatus

20–30% · Possible
Dot-winged Antwren
LC

Dot-winged Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microrhopias quixensis

40–50% · Likely
Fasciated Antshrike
LC

Fasciated Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cymbilaimus lineatus

30–40% · Possible
Spotted Antbird
LC

Spotted Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylophylax naevioides

30–40% · Possible
Checker-throated Antwren
LC

Checker-throated Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Epinecrophylla fulviventris

30–40% · Possible
Chestnut-backed Antbird
LC

Chestnut-backed Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmeciza exsul

20–30% · Possible
Dusky Antbird
LC

Dusky Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cercomacra tyrannina

20–30% · Possible
White-cheeked Antbird
LC

White-cheeked Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnopithys leucaspis

20–30% · Possible
White-flanked Antwren
LC

White-flanked Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula axillaris

20–30% · Possible
Moustached Antwren
LC

Moustached Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula ignota

10–20% · With luck
White-bellied Antbird
LC

White-bellied Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmeciza longipes

5–10% · With luck
Ocellated Antbird
LC

Ocellated Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaenostictus mcleannani

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
3 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
4 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
5 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
6 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
8 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
9 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
10 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
11 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
12 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
14 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
15 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
16 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
17 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
18 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
20 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
23 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Slaty-Antshrike in Soberanía National Park?

About 54% of wildlife watchers report a Western Slaty-Antshrike sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 5,004 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Western Slaty-Antshrike in Soberanía National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Western Slaty-Antshrike in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.

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